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3rd Millennium Gateway - http://www.thirdmg.com/ Links to current and past teachers, resources, articles and books. In addition, there are pages on spirituality, cosmology, religion in general, new age, frontiers of science, scriptures, social issues and environment. There are articles, interviews and reviews. Everything is supported by lots of annotated links.

A Course in Consciousness - http://faculty.virginia.edu/consciousness/ Quantum theory and consciousness; the metaphysics of non-duality; the end of suffering and the discovery of our true nature - an on-line or downloadable book by Stanley Sobottka, professor of Physics at the University of Virginia.

A Mathematical Theory of Spirituality Based on Advaita Vedanta - http://www.mathematicsofspirituality.com A series six papers together formulate a mathematical theory of spirituality based on Advaita Vedanta. Access to the papers is possible through links in this website. A high level summary of the features and results of the theory is also provided.

A practical approach to Advaita - http://practicaladvaita.blogspot.com/ Introduction to Advaita and how to put the philosophy to practice in everyday life.

Acalayoga - http://acalayoga.blogspot.com Devoted to providing information about Ramana Maharshi with links to downloads and extracts, up-to-date information on events and other relevant thoughts.

Advaita - A Presentation for Beginners - http://www.vedantaadvaita.org/ written by D. Krishna Ayyar, the complete text is available on-line. Despite claiming to be 'for beginners' this is very comprehensive covering practically any topic that you might think of. It is a classical treatment that uses all of the correct Sanskrit terminology.

Advaita Fellowship - http://advaita.org Advaita teaching of Ramesh S. Balsekar, Wayne Liquorman (ram tzu) and Nisargadatta Maharaj. Transcripts, audio files and live webcasts of Wayne's talks.

Advaita House Switzerland - http://www.advaita-house-switzerland.com There are brief biographies of Ramesh S. Balsekar, Wayne Liquorman and Elke v.d. Osten (last in German) and many video and audio tapes of the first two teachers may be purchased in VHS/PAL format.

Advaita Vedanta - http://advaitavedantameditations.blogspot.com/ A 'weblog' site from Floyd Henderson offering daily meditations on the subject of Advaita.

Advaita Vedanta Quotes and Nonduality Quotations - http://advaitaquotes.blogspot.com/ quotations from Floyd Henderson, Nisargadatta Maharaj and Dennis Waite.

Advaita.org.uk - http://www.advaita.org.uk links to organisations, teachers and resources; excerpts from published books; book recommendations; books and essays by Ananda Wood; teachings of Sri Atmananda Krishna Menon; discourses, book extracts and essays from current teachers and writers; introduction to Vedanta by Dr. K. Sadananda; introduction to Sanskrit and ITRANS.

AdvaitaVedanta.co.uk - http://www.advaitavedanta.co.uk/ The most important works of Narayana Guru and Dr. Nataraja Guru are available on-line, including the former's 'Darsana Mala' and the latter's commentary on this, 'The Integrated Science of the Absolute'. There is also a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita and on Shankara's 'Saundarya Lahari' and numerous other essays and articles. There is also a discussion forum.

Advaitin Homepage - http://www.advaitin.net/ Website for the Advaitin Egroup. In addition to details of the group, FAQ, messages and an invitation to join, there are articles on Advaita, Hinduism, Vedas and Upanishads, and Gita.

Ahwan - The Spiritual Approach to Life - http://www.ahwan.org/ A large number of articles based on the lectures of Sri Bimal Mohanty expounding the traditional teaching of Vedanta. Subscription requested for access to further articles.

Aloha Sangha - http://home.earthlink.net/%7ealohasatsang/ Weekly meetings in Honolulu exploring the varieties of nondual experience and expression, with emphasis on the teachings of Nisargadatta, Sri Ramana, and Zen Buddhism.

Ananta Yoga Learning Center - http://www.upnaway.com/~bindu/anantayogaweb/ Presents essays, poetry and links which are a mixture of Kashmir Shaivism, Patanjali's Yoga and Advaita. A number of classics from the scriptures may also be viewed on-line or downloaded.

Ashram Vidya Order - http://www.vidya-ashramvidyaorder.org Founded by Raphael and teaching in the 'Primordial Tradition' of Pythagoras, Parmenides, Plato, Plotinus, Lao-tse, Gaudapada, Shankara and others. Monthly on-line readings from the Mandukya Upanishad and Gaudapada's karika.

Avadhuta Foundation - http://www.avadhuta.com/index.html Established in 1993 to further the teachings of Sri H.W.L. Poonja and to make available the archives of his talks in India. DVDs, videotapes and CDs may be purchased and there is information about his books.

awake essence - http://www.awakeessence.org/ Details of events and satsangs in the US with spiritual teachers Katie Davis and Sundance Burke.

Beyond Poetry - http://www.beyondpoetry.com Poetry and Poetic Journeys from the personal (the ONE appearing as many), to the impersonal expression of existence (the seat of Nothingness).

Boulder Satsang - http://www.boulder-satsang.com/ Has details of all the events around Boulder, Colorado, including kirtan (devotional singing).

Calgary Satsang - http://www.calgary-satsang.com/ Has details of all of the events around Calgary, Alberta in Canada. Also a few dialogue extracts and book recommendations.

Chicago Satsang Sangha - http://www.chicagosatsang.com/ has details of special and ongoing events in Chicago as well as selcted links. A mailing list is also available.

Dadashri The Gnani Purush - http://www.dadashri.org Words of wisdom on a number of subjects from Ambalal Muljibhai Patel aka Dadashri (died 1988), using the teaching of 'Akram Vignam', the 'Elevator Path'. This teaching now continued by a disciple.

Daily Readings - http://members.tripod.com/aikya/ 'Advaita Vedanta For Today' - readings from Ramana Maharshi's Upadesha Saram and the Bhagavad Gita from Aikya Param, who is also a scholar of Sanskrit and includes the Devanagari and word by word translations.

Divine Life Church of Absolute Oneness - http://www.divinelifechurch.org/ Thoughts on a number of practical problems, including some audio files, from Swami Shankarananda, founder of this church in Baltimore, Maryland.

East Bay Open Circle - http://www.eastbayopencircle.org/index.htm holds meetings each month (Sundays) in Berkeley. These consist either of a talk by a visiting speaker or meditation followed by discussion and socializing. The site has some quotations, links and a calendar of events.

Flames of Nonduality - http://www.nonduality.narod.ru Advaita in St. Petersburg, Russia. A number of pages in English about the spiritual path of Advaita, including some material by Andrew Cohen.

Heavenly Gardens - http://www.heavenlygardens.org/astavakra-gita/index.htm Ashtavakra Gita - Word by word translation with an extensive commentary on this classic of Advaita Literature.

http://www.ods.nl/am1gos - http://www.ods.nl/am1gos A free Web magazine about Non Duality. There are articles by the editor Wolter Keers, a disciple of Ramana Maharshi and others such as Douglas Harding, Krishna Menon and Tony Parsons.

http://www.satsang.nl - http://www.satsang.nl Schedules of teachers holding satsangs and retreats in the Netherlands, together with links and quotes.

http://www.sbmkpm.com/om.html - http://www.sbmkpm.com/om.html Notes on Philosophy and Religion. Short observations on aspects of Advaita interspersed with quotations from Taoism.

Inner Journey: Spiritual Activities the Easy Way - http://www.freewebs.com/nksrinivasan/index.htm Dr. N. K. Srinivasan provides introductions to various topics in advaita, commented extracts from the Bhagavad Gita, instructions on meditation and some book recommendations.

Inner Quest - http://www.inner-quest.org Articles and teachings from Ranjit Maharaj, Sri Poonja, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Ramesh Balsekar and Chandra Swami; Catalogue of videos, DVDs and books from various teachers,traditional and modern, including Ramana Maharshi and J. Krishnamurti; details of meetings in Paris (last section in French only).

Introduction to Vedanta - http://www.esnips.com/web/IntroductionToVedanta Over 90MB of talks in 'Real audio' format given by Swami Paramarthananda, based upon the Tattva Bodha.

Know Yourself - http://www.knowyourself.org/index.php Offers audio and video downloads of talks and satsangs from a number of teachers, including Nirmala, Burt Harding, Unmani Liza Hyde, Catherine Ingram, Gina Lake, Wayne Liquorman, Om C. Parkin, Bernie Prior, Isaac Shapiro and Metta Zetty. Audios are £6 for a 1 - 1.5 hour talk.

Krishna Viswaroopam - http://krishnaviswaroopam.blogspot.com/ This is a weblog site with existing entries based upon the teachings of the Upanishads and Swami Vivekananda.

List of teachers, gurus and realizers - http://nonduality.com/morea.htm A comprehensive list, from which most other lists on the web derive. It provides a link to each teacher listed together with their location and a quotation from their teaching.

Living Satsang - http://home.wanadoo.nl/prembuddha Interviews (some in Dutch) with various teachers, e.g. Arjuna, Neelam, Osho, Isaac Shapiro. Details of forthcoming retreats in Holland and events at a 'satsang community' in N. France.

Luthar.com - http://luthar.com/ On-line magazine with essays, stories, pictures, and poems relating to interfaith spirituality since 2000. The focus is on enlightenment in the context of Advaita but other non-dual philosophies are also represented. Edited by Dr. Harsh K. Luthar with new articles every month.

Maharaj Nisargadatta - http://www.maharajnisargadatta.com/ primarily related to this teacher, providing quotations, biography, lineage and photos and the complete text of 'I am That'. There are also other essays and books on Advaita in general, including many of the books by Ramana Maharshi, Upanishads, Gita and Brahmasutras, works by Sivananda and Krishnananda, Ramakrishna and Vivekananda, and a number from the Bhaktivedanta Trust.

Mark West - Non Duality - http://markwestsite.com/ There are numerous articles from Mark West, a disciple of Nisargadatta Maharaj. There are also audio talks, interviews, several videos and details of the book 'Gleanings from Nisargadatta' - Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj transcribed by Mark 1976-77.

Nisargadatta Maharaj - http://www.nisargadatta.net Dedicated to the Advaita Master, Nisargadatta Maharaj and linked to the related Discussion Group. Contains quotations from the books of his dialogues.

Nondual Poetry - http://www.NondualPoetry.com Poetry and other writing (not all relating to the advaita tradition) from a number of teachers and writers, including the site author.

Nonduality: The Varieties of Expression - http://www.nonduality.com/ Introducing Advaita, Gurus, Masters, Teachers, Realizers, Confessors, Poets, Scholars, and nondual scriptures and literature.

Numii Net - http://www.numii.net/word_press/ Principally devoted to providing details of teachers, past and present, the site also contains articles, stories of awakenings and a question and answer section.

Our Deceitful Senses - http://vedanta.8m.com Articles, in modern terminology, addressing the topics of perception and the illusory world, dream as a metaphor for waking 'reality' and recognising that we are not the body.

Papaji Satsang - http://www.satsangbhavan.net/ Extensive biography and pictures of Sri Poonja together with quotation and video of the week and numerous satsang extracts.

Papaji-Today's Satsang - http://www.papaji.com/ "Wake up! You are already Free." Information on Self realized teacher H. W. L. Poonjaji, affectionately known as "Papaji." His teacher, Ramana Maharshi, showed him the immovable truth of Self in which Gods, souls and the Universe appear and disappear. Sri Poonjaji stayed true to this revelation and his devotion to his beloved Ramana never wavered.

Pure Silence - http://www.puresilence.org Offers pointers to integral spiritual transformation based on a personal realization of the true self and the practice of silence: the essence of non duality and all genuine spirituality.

Radiance of Being - http://radianceofbeing.blogspot.com the blog of Rodney Stevens. Influenced principally by John Wheeler, he provides pointers, reviews, questions & answers and generally expresses observations on 'simply being' in the present.

Reflections India - http://www.reflectionsindia.org Dedicated to the understanding and realization of the truths of life and experiences. Organised by Dr. Haramohan Mishra, graduate in Sanskrit and doctor in Advaita Epistemology. On-line magazine with archived articles, details of published books and links.

Robert Adams - http://www.robertadamsinfinityinstitute.org/ A disciple of Ramana Maharshi. This is the website of the 'Infinity Institute', instructed to carry on his teaching following his death in 1997. There are details of events, articles, publications and transcripts. A Home study course is available at $60 per year along with books, booklets and tapes.

Sankaracharya.org - http://www.sankaracharya.org Provides the complete writings of Adi Shankara and explains his doctrine of Advaita Vedanta. Other scriptural texts also available, including a number of Upanishads, the Vedas and Puranas.

Satsang Teachers and Schedules - http://www.satsangteachers.com/ Advaita Vedanta teacher schedules and web sites

Satsang Worldwide Info Database - http://www.satsang-worldwide.info Open database for Satsang contacts. Offers contacts (seekers and teachers), book recommendations (English and German) and a worldwide list of teachers, rated for the popularity of their satsangs.

Satsang.nu - http://www.satsang.nu/index.asp Information about teachers and details of forthcoming satsangs and talks in Sweden. Many links to other sites.

Seeing-Knowing - http://seeing-knowing.com/ The website of Gilbert Schultz, a disciple of Nisargadatta Maharaj and 'Sailor' Bob Adamson. There are numerous articles, audio, videos and details of his books.

Self-Identity Anonymous - http://12stepselfinquirey.blogspot.com/ E. J. Shearn's weblog site, with the topic of 'Getting to the bottom of self'.

Self-knowledge - http://www.poornamadam.blogspot.com/ the weblog of Dr. Shyam Subramanian contains observations based on traditional teachings but aimed at the modern reader.

Shankara's Crest-Jewel of Wisdom, Vivekachudamani - http://oaks.nvg.org/crest-jewel.html a new rendition of the version translated by Charles Johnston.

shiningworld.com - http://www.shiningworld.com/ This is the website of James Swartz. Many perennial questions on Advaita are addressed in 12 different categories and opinions are expressed on a number of issues. Books and essays may be read on-line or downloaded as PDF files. Some may be purchased as hard copy and the entire site is available on CD.

Shree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam - http://www.sndp.org/index.html Biographical essays on Narayana Guru and a chronological list of his writings, some of which are also held on-line.

Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham - http://www.kamakoti.org/ More than 1000 pages of information on Hinduism and Advaita. See their 'site map' for links to everything about Hindu dharma, together with many articles and tributes to Shankara and his lineage.

Siddharameshwar Mahaharj - http://www.angelfire.com/realm/bodhisattva/sadguru.html Biographical information for this contemporary of Ramana Maharshi and his more well-known disciples Nisargadatta Maharaj and Ranjit Maharaj.

Sree Narayana Guru - http://www.narayanaguru.org/index.htm Biographical details, list of books and other writings, articles and photos. There are also a number of hymns and songs available as mp3 files.

Sri Ranjit Maharaj - http://www.sadguru.com/index.html Site dedicated to Ranjit Maharaj and his teacher, Shri Siddharameshwar Maharaj. There are excerpts from talks, including two in MP3 format and a program of events.

Stillness Speaks - http://www.stillnessspeaks.com/index.php Distributes video, audio and texts of a number of contemporary non-dual spiritual teachers and traditional sages. Some of these resources are available as free downloads. There are also recommended books, links and a weblog.

Strictly Spiritual - http://www.spiritualteachers.org/ tips for evaluating a spiritual teacher for yourself together with a personal ratings list.

Swami Advaitananda - Brahma Vidya Ashrama - http://education.vsnl.com/vedanta/ General information on this guru and his teachings.

Swami Rama Tirtha - http://www.ramatirtha.org Contains biographical details and eulogies. 'In Woods of God-Realization' is a seven volume compilation of the complete works of Swami Rama and this is being made available on-line.

The Advaita Vedânta Home Page - http://www.advaita-vedanta.org/avhp/ A traditional approach to non-dualism, as taught by as taught by SankarAcArya and his followers. History, philosophies, philosophers.

The Awakened Eye: encounters with nondual awareness - http://www.theawakenedeye.com/ Artists and artisans, educators and philosophers, scientists, sages and saints present their understanding and teachings about nondual awareness: the eye wideawake, and the awakened 'I' are not two!

The End of Seeking - http://www.theendofseeking.net/ Essays on such topics as our true nature, the ego, spiritual practice etc. from Mike Graham, who has been influenced by Nisargadatta Maharaj, Ramana Maharshi and especially 'Sailor' Bob Adamson (for whom there is a separate section).

The Gate Keeper - http://www.angelfire.com/realm/bodhisattva/gurulist.html A comprehensive list of links to websites of past and present spiritual teachers.

The Philosophy of Advaita Vedanta - Nonduality - http://advaitaphilosophy.blogspot.com/ Weblog containing article entries related to the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta as contained in the Upanishads and systematized by Adi Shankara.

The Road to pSingularity - http://psingularity.blogspot.com An unusual interpretation of Advaita Vedanta in terms of the mathematics of the Turing Machine as implemented in the Human Genome.

The Way of the Bird - http://www.wayofthebird.com A site dedicated to the teaching of Sri Ranjit Maharaj (co-disciple of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj). Contains quotations and commentaries for every day of the year. The complete text may be downloaded as a pdf file.

The Yoga Vasistha - http://www.yogavasistha.com Some original comments on this ancient text, which provides an understanding of the nature of reality.

Vancouver Satsang - http://www.members.shaw.ca/vancouversatsang/ Has details of all of the events around Vancouver in Canada.

Vedanta Centre - http://www.vedantacentre.org/ The centre, near Boston MA, expounds the teachings of Sri Ramakrishna; provides services and retreats, a library and bookstore. There are 'Daily Thoughts' from the writings of Swami Paramananda.

Vedanta: The Yoga of Objectivity - http://www.discovervedanta.com/index.htm Neema Majmudar and Surya Tahora, disciples of Swami Dayananda, are the authors of this website. This site gives a detailed presentation of Vedanta and its teaching methodology, with pop-up quotes from relevant scriptures together with articles (in PDF format for download) and dialogs on specific aspects. There is also a schedule of talks, seminars and retreats (held in India, Bangkok, etc).

Vedantavidyarthisangha.org - http://www.vedantavidyarthisangha.org/ Dedicated to hosting selected classes of Swami Paramarthananda (a direct disciple of Swami Dayananda), including some of the ongoing classes in Chennai. Talks either require a 'Flash Player', which may be downloaded from the site, or are in real-audio format.

Vidya Bharata - http://www.vidya.org Advaita Vedanta Philosophy, Raphael, Tattvaloka, The Mountain Path, Sringeri Ashram, both in English and Italian.

When I awoke - http://www.wheniawoke.com/ Tales of awakening in various non-dual traditions (though principally Advaita). Essays from a number of teachers describing their enlightenment experience and a practical exercise from Ken Wilber.

Who Are You? - http://www.ods.nl/ikben/gb/ If pictures help you to understand new concepts and you have the Shockwave plugin Flash 5.0 installed, this site poses a set of visually stimulating questions on the nature of ourselves and the world of appearances.

Wide Awake Living - http://www.wideawakeliving.com the website of Alice Gardner. There are essays, poetry, links and reviews. Influenced by Eckhart Tolle and Adyashanti, she offers 'mentoring' sessions and circulates a monthly Newsletter.

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